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Hermann Albert Schrader

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Years of service
  
1933–42

Died
  
1942, Sevastopol, Ukraine

Rank
  
Hauptmann

Name
  
Hermann-Albert Schrader

Service/branch
  
German Army

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
III./ Infanterie-Regiment 16

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of the Netherlands Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of the Netherlands, Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, Siege of Sevastopol, World War II

Hermann-Albert Schrader (10 February 1913 – 13 June 1942) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 May 1940 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 16
  • Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (19 June 1942)

    • References

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